Greenwich Man Charged with Sexual Assault after Groping Incident in Local Supermarket

On March 7 at about 6:00pm, Greenwich Police officers responded to Stop & Shop, 116 West Putnam Avenue, on a report of a man having groped a woman. According to the information police received,the male subject was last seen walking on West Putnam Avenue.

Upon arrival, Greenwich Police Officers located a male subject, identified as Blaise M Bruno Jr, 32, of 20 Locust Street in Greenwich, within the Chase Bank parking lot at 111 West Putnam Avenue.

Through further investigation, it was determined that Mr. Bruno had groped a female subject within Stop & Shop. Also, according to the police report, “Bruno was observed to get into the female subject’s face.”

Mr.Bruno was placed under arrest and charged with Sexual Assault 4th Degree and Breach of Peace 2nd degree.

Mr. Bruno was scheduled a court appearance on March 14 in Stamford Superior Court. He was able to post a $1,000 bond and was released from custody.

Trash arrives at the dump at Holly Hill, June 1, 2020 Photo: Leslie Yager
On Thursday the Board of Selectmen voted to implement a tip fee at the Holly Hill Resource Recovery Facility, aka "the dump," of $112.00 per ton, and a $25 permit fee for residents who prefer to bring their own trash to the dump. They said $93.66 is the actual hauling and disposal fee to the town.